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Okay... I'm sure a fair amount of you out there have seen some really bad designs before. I mean really bad, neon blues and pinks and all sorts of piercings and a heart t-shirt on and this and that... on their dog thing. Or whatever.

I just have to put this out there so if you're one of those people who likes to make things, you can start to realize what not to do if you want anyone to remember your character or give a damn at all. Of course, this is just a basic guide, and it's not perfect. If you don't even realize how ridiculous all your personal items in one character look, you need someone to tell you, right?

It's fine if you just want a personal avatar that is for you and you alone, but if you want anyone else to enjoy drawing it, it shouldn't be so full of forced detail that it can't be memorized within a minute or two. No one likes having to double check fifty details as they draw. It's really not fun.

It's hard to express the message, "do what you really want to do" and "make things that aren't bad" at the same time, because sometimes, people are happy with things that I personally consider bad. But, well, here's a look at some advice that I'm offering.

Thank you for giving us your opinion! Many people here forget that this is the opinion of one person, not a universal truth or whatever. I personally have gained some knowledge after seeing this, and I really appreciate you taking your time to make these tutorials (especially the one on color!). I hope all these hate don't bring you down and discourage you from making your art (and tuts), because you are quite excellent.

The comments disgust me. You're opinionated, I like that. Unfortunately, on the deviantART, sharing your opinion in a humorous manner is taboo and everyone assumes you are an evil, evil being that is trying to make their own decisions for them. Unfortunately, when it comes to what they do, users here don't have much of a sense of humor. Many of them take themselves way too seriously and claim to be so much of an AR-TEEST with such AMBITIOUS VISIONS that they forget how silly it all truly is.

'u cant have ocs that i dont like u cant use colours that i dont like' lmao your ocs are boring as fuck and really unoriginal. stop getting kids to abandon their cute endearing ocs and stop being a little shit

this guide is for you and for you only and really just promoting unoriginality smfh you're worse than high school art teachers

the only thing wrong here is the self entitled artist who decided whats considered good or ugly for every single person out there who just wants to express them-self. honestly, people like PK need to stop thinking their opinions matter so much lol its so pretentious

tru tru, i just get mad about people who use calculations and and strict methods when it comes to anything to do with art tbh. those people are potentially toxic to others as artists and it makes me sad to see people blindly following and abandoning their OCs because of it

Well, what type of raver? A candy raver? A gothic raver? Cybergoth? Maybe an old-school raver? And it depends on the type of hippie. The stereotypical hippies that smoke weed, hug trees, never bathe, and dress in weird clothes, or just someone who enjoys nature? Maybe even someone in between?

Well you know, like those ravers who wear neon colours and hair extensions, and hippies who wear tie-dye, peace symbol-themed jewellery, and headbands. Because those types of people wear rainbow-neon-ish colours, and the creator of this tutorial said not to, but if they're like a raver-hippie kind of person, then they would wear rainbow-neon-ish colours. (But of course they don't get taken seriously in real life either) So that would be sort of...biased. (This is still a good tutorial though)

the thing is that PK's and your distaste for other people's characters (that they made for!! themself!! and for nobody else's approval!!! big shocker) really doesn't matter in the least, and only an asshat would make an entire "tutorial" on how to make boring simple characters that don't use colors they hate lmfao. as long as the creator likes the design there really isn't an issue, they're not hurting anyone.

and somebody complaining about ugly oc's but homestuck and dangan ronpa designs are totally fine ! ummm okay then lol

I am not stating in any way that "imagination is ugly". I am saying that its design is just horrendous and it had too many markings on it, like PK said. The contrasting colors were really bad too. I swear, you're the only one on the whole comment section who actually thinks it's decent.

who wouldnt be angry because of an opinion. hell people get offended when other people start liking their fav characters. of course not everyones going to agree with me. there are people like you and people like me who personally think that that design is just horrendous.

there are people drawing porn of the keychain pokemon and they like it. other people like it too and some people dont. there are people with different fetishes ranging from whips and chains to feet. most people think its disgusting, but those people obviously dont. of course there are people like that.

I love most of this and agree with it, but I think the Zekrom comment was unnecessary. Other Legendaries, particularly Kyurem and, to a lesser extent, Reshiram, have been designed in such a complicated way - but they do that to give a certain feel to the character. Zekrom is, I do believe, supposed to give off an atmosphere of power and a machine-like feel in its design. Kyurem has similar detailing to make it look somewhat dead and eerie, and Reshiram has a lot of curves in its design to give it a flowing, natural look.

In contrast, there are Legendaries that are simple, like Mew - one of the simplest Pokemon, and this design helps show its playful and innocent personality.